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a big he want of that was john boehner. he is heded home to ohio for the weekend. obviously, the lines of communication remain open with the white house, but that, to me, is very much a move, a political move, saying, hey, you need to come to the table a little bit more, white house and democrats, if we have any chance of making progress and getting a deal. neil: elizabeth? >> well, i think anyone in the situation would agree you can't make theperfect the enemy of the good, but agree that no deal at this point is better than a bad deal just because bad deals create more problems than they solve. we saw that with obamacare, and, secondly, if you take the pressure off of congress doing a short term deal, you're never getting them to com back to the table to address refms that needo happen. if there's one thing you learned, they do not work well under pressure. neil: not at all, period. what worries me about the developments as of late is that a good example is dick durbin of ilnois says we can't do things in a rush, can't make decisions in a matter of days, and build
a big he want of that was john boehner. he is heded home to ohio for the weekend. obviously, the lines of communication remain open with the white house, but that, to me, is very much a move, a political move, saying, hey, you need to come to the table a little bit more, white house and democrats, if we have any chance of making progress and getting a deal. neil: elizabeth? >> well, i think anyone in the situation would agree you can't make theperfect the enemy of the good, but agree that...
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speaker boehner's offer was a million. so in the natural course of a compromise if it ends up at $500,000 $600,000, that is not where it should be in your view. >> if you live in san francisco or new york city, it might seem like $250,000 or $300,000 is not very much but listen, in terms of the nation as a whole the median wage is around $50,000. the median family income is close to $58,000. i mean anybody earning over $250,000 is very wealthy in terms of the country as a whole. if you push it up to $400,000, those people between $250,000 and $400,000 are not going to have any tax increase at all. if you push it up above $400,000 toward the $1 million mark, speaker boehner is putting out there, you know, you're going to have a very relatively small tax increase in terms of the number of people affected, very little revenues will be raised relative to what otherwise could be raised. >> eliot: in return for this threshold that's too high, as you just stated, the president is putting social security and medicare on the table.
speaker boehner's offer was a million. so in the natural course of a compromise if it ends up at $500,000 $600,000, that is not where it should be in your view. >> if you live in san francisco or new york city, it might seem like $250,000 or $300,000 is not very much but listen, in terms of the nation as a whole the median wage is around $50,000. the median family income is close to $58,000. i mean anybody earning over $250,000 is very wealthy in terms of the country as a whole. if you...
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. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner met with president barack obama for the third time in eight days and there seems to be movement on one of the main sticking points, raising income tax on the wealthiest americans. they are targeting raising on those making more than 250,000 and house speaker john boehner has targeted those making more than 1 million. now they are targeting those making more than 400,000 a year but the president said he wants more entitlement reforms and more works needs to be done before they can reach a deal. president barack obama will have to win over liberal democrats and conservative republicans. more on that in my next update, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> we have more information about the business dealings of a man who sold a plane to the late miss rivera who was in the plane that crashed. the san jose based man backed out to buy another plane from that same executive. he did not collect the deposit because he said the plane was unacceptable. they are scheduled for another meeting in the los angeles area. >>> gun stores nationwide said they have seen
. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner met with president barack obama for the third time in eight days and there seems to be movement on one of the main sticking points, raising income tax on the wealthiest americans. they are targeting raising on those making more than 250,000 and house speaker john boehner has targeted those making more than 1 million. now they are targeting those making more than 400,000 a year but the president said he wants more entitlement reforms and more works...
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boehner and the president had. i have the sense that democrats are more optimistic in the outcome. speaker boehner's office is saying that they still don't think that president obama is as serious as they would like to see him on spending cuts. the white house tells me the lines of communication are open and they are still negotiating but the democrats thing a deal is closer now than republicans do. >>neil: obviously they aware in this environment you do thought want to look like you are pointing fingers and come maining. that makes it incumbent upon the republicans and the democrats to look like they are trying, which could explain why, today, they would be dealing? >>guest: they don't want to be pointing fingers at each other and they want did get a deal done and they don't want to hear a lot of criticism from their base. we have seen the club for growth and tea party groups are criticizing speaker boehner for this idea he is willing to give on tax rates but they don't want to hear the complaints. as we go to the
boehner and the president had. i have the sense that democrats are more optimistic in the outcome. speaker boehner's office is saying that they still don't think that president obama is as serious as they would like to see him on spending cuts. the white house tells me the lines of communication are open and they are still negotiating but the democrats thing a deal is closer now than republicans do. >>neil: obviously they aware in this environment you do thought want to look like you are...
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obama and boehner wheel and deal. >> announcer: this is "early today" for tuesday, december 18th, 2012. >>> good morning, this morning, we're learning more about adam lanza, the troubled 20-year-old who took the lives of 27 people last week including new details with his re parents. adam's parents separated in 2001 and later separated in 2009. they said peter lanza cut off visiting adam around 2010. that was around the time that peter lanza began dating his new wife. peter lanza paid his ex-wife nancy just under $200,000 in alimony in 2012. friends say nancy lanza had not been working in recent years. adam lanza had, quote, no connections to the school where the massacre occurred. >>> students are returning to school this morning for the first time since the shooting massacre. meanwhile, more families will hold funerals. nbc's danielle leigh joins us. >> reporter: good morning. over my shoulder, you may be able to make out a christmas tree that's marking the memorial that is marking the focal point of this little town. it's just incredible to walk by that memorial to see the letters, s
obama and boehner wheel and deal. >> announcer: this is "early today" for tuesday, december 18th, 2012. >>> good morning, this morning, we're learning more about adam lanza, the troubled 20-year-old who took the lives of 27 people last week including new details with his re parents. adam's parents separated in 2001 and later separated in 2009. they said peter lanza cut off visiting adam around 2010. that was around the time that peter lanza began dating his new wife....
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>> everyone should understand, boehner's proposal will not pass the senate. >> reporter: expect some votes on what are essentially competing plan b's later in the week, symbolic, not much chance of passing both chambers in a divided congress but giving both said a chance to say we voted to keep your taxes down. don't blame us. the big bargain talks are still on, kind of like the philosophy in buying the power ball ticket. could happen. anita. >> let's hope it goes. gary, thank you. we made it easy for you to track the latest developments on the fiscal cliff. head to our website, wusa9.com and click on fiscal cliff at the top. >>> coming up, the suspect known as the butt slasher. his back side's now right back here in the usa and he'll be facing charges here in our area. >>> still ahead on 9, plenty of toys ready to be donated to plenty of kids. but this story needs a middle man. could it be you ready to play santa? topper. >>> 62 was the high. another day in paradise in december. let's start with your wakeup weather. grab a light jacket. mid-40s to mid-50s at 5:00. generally in the 4
>> everyone should understand, boehner's proposal will not pass the senate. >> reporter: expect some votes on what are essentially competing plan b's later in the week, symbolic, not much chance of passing both chambers in a divided congress but giving both said a chance to say we voted to keep your taxes down. don't blame us. the big bargain talks are still on, kind of like the philosophy in buying the power ball ticket. could happen. anita. >> let's hope it goes. gary, thank...
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speaker boehner has been doing a great deal of that. it is obvious that the democrats and president obama are not interested in making a deal so let them take it over the cliff. most machines are prepared for that. >>neil: we will see. thank you, philip, from dallas. >> if stocks are panic they had a funny way of showing it. the dow was in excess of 115 points, bet than 3 percent in the past two weeks, largely on optimism of a deal. my guest says that is because reality has yet to sink in. now, todd, your argument is whatever is being crafted here looks like a bad deal. >>guest: that is right. wall street is giving investors early christmas present right now. here is the thing. everyone on wall street is looking at history. we have been down this road before with washington. the negotiations. the last minute deals. everyone thinks that, yes, we will have some time of resolution before year end. however, the smart money out there is picking up on this we are so far apart, knowing is going to get accomplished and you will need a miracle t
speaker boehner has been doing a great deal of that. it is obvious that the democrats and president obama are not interested in making a deal so let them take it over the cliff. most machines are prepared for that. >>neil: we will see. thank you, philip, from dallas. >> if stocks are panic they had a funny way of showing it. the dow was in excess of 115 points, bet than 3 percent in the past two weeks, largely on optimism of a deal. my guest says that is because reality has yet to...
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>> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. >> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. but the bhoener will get a lot of press in the next few days. >> luke russert thank you for your reporting there. >> ari, the republican started to realize something that everyone else had been saying about this. they started to realize, we are roting for something that we know won't be taken up by the senate but we are being
>> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. >> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his...
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. >>> the move by house speaker john boehner as a concession in negotiations with president obama to avoid the fast approaching end of temporary tax cuts. but the offer falls far short of the president's demand for an increase on household earnings more than 250,000 dollars. while the news suggests a possible break through in the stand off standoff to reduce the may gos's huge debt problem a spokesman for boehner says a deal is not eminent. >>> there are so many lirnging questions from friday's school shooting in connecticut abc this week has assembled a team of political leaders in connecticut to try to answer them. can any measures protect from mass shootings in the future? how will officials respond? the senators join george stephanopolis coming up. don't miss this special edition of this week with george this morning at 8:00 right here on abc 7. >>> is the entire weekend going to be a washout in you have your eye on live doppler 7 hd. >> not every where. we have a bit of a break out there. light showers we will be favoring the coast from north bay. live look outside from the roof
. >>> the move by house speaker john boehner as a concession in negotiations with president obama to avoid the fast approaching end of temporary tax cuts. but the offer falls far short of the president's demand for an increase on household earnings more than 250,000 dollars. while the news suggests a possible break through in the stand off standoff to reduce the may gos's huge debt problem a spokesman for boehner says a deal is not eminent. >>> there are so many lirnging...
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>> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. but the bhoener will get a lot of press in the next few days. >> luke russert thank you for your reporting there. >> ari, the republican started to realize something that everyone else had been saying about this. they started to realize, we are roting for something that we know won't be taken up by the sep senate but we are being asked to vote for a tax increase. john could not convince them that there was a point. and he could not convince the white house or the public. this was his back up plan. he needs a back up plan for the back up plan. that is a bad thing for him. it is a bad thing for the rest of us because there isn't any leadership going on here. but i think to echo one thing that lu
>> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. but the bhoener will get a lot of press in the next few days. >> luke russert thank you for your reporting...
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pointed a finger at speaker boehner. saying his push for plan "b" shut down negotiations on plan "a." major $4 trillion deficit deal. the president tried to tell the public it should not be about him. >> they find ways to say no. as opposed to finding ways to say yes. i don't know how much has to do with it's hard for them to say yes to me. >> that is shortly after the president said it was about him. and the wing re-election message about taxing the rich. >> we had extensive debate about this for a year. not only does majority of the american people agree with me, half of the republican voters agree with me on this. >> after the president's 35-minute news conference boehner responded in over 50 seconds. >> tomorrow, the house will pass legislation to make permanent tax relief for nearly every american. 99.81% of the american people. then the president has a decision to make to call on the senate democrats to pass the bill. or be responsible for the largest tax increase. >> boehner facing a big problem with his plan to r
pointed a finger at speaker boehner. saying his push for plan "b" shut down negotiations on plan "a." major $4 trillion deficit deal. the president tried to tell the public it should not be about him. >> they find ways to say no. as opposed to finding ways to say yes. i don't know how much has to do with it's hard for them to say yes to me. >> that is shortly after the president said it was about him. and the wing re-election message about taxing the rich....
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speaker boehner agreeing to a tax hike on all earnings over a million dollars per year. the back and forth between speaker boehner and president obama has now gone on for 20 days, at least six offers and counteroffers exchanged in public, and at each point when the negotiations appear to be at an impasse, one of them has managed to make concessions that moved the process forward nonetheless. watching the frame work of a deal take shape, no matter how vague, undefined the terms, it's been enough to excite investors3 on wall street. enough today that the dow jones industrial average posted a second straight triple digit rally and level of trading picking up as well. today, largest total volume in more than a month, mor than 7 billion shares of stock traded today, 4 billion on the new york exchange. today's rally and yesterday's, inspired by confidence that a deal is now within reach. tonight, we'll explore the progress that has been made, and with the help of experts and insiders, we'll try to figure out what a deal, if there is to be one, might look like. by the way, just
speaker boehner agreeing to a tax hike on all earnings over a million dollars per year. the back and forth between speaker boehner and president obama has now gone on for 20 days, at least six offers and counteroffers exchanged in public, and at each point when the negotiations appear to be at an impasse, one of them has managed to make concessions that moved the process forward nonetheless. watching the frame work of a deal take shape, no matter how vague, undefined the terms, it's been enough...
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adam: house speaker john boehner back on capitol hill. it is the latest round of fiscal cliff talks which, as speaker boehner opens the door for tax hikes. lori: don't count apple out. dissecting the opposing analyst calls. is the worst over for shareholders? melissa: it is time for stocks now. nicole petallides standing by. nicole: we are looking good. you mentioned boehner and obama speaking once again. many traders that i have spoken with that something, some white, would get done. we are up about one half of a percent. there is the nasdaq sitting right at the 3000 mark. i also want to take a look at two names that have been making news. that is sprint and clear wire. that is about a half of a percent for sprint which is the number three u.s. wireless carrier. now, they will have full ownership of the spectrum. that is some good news for sprint. you are seeing that clear wire is selling off the news. lori: president obama and house speaker john boehner meeting just hours ago. our rich and thin was first to report this news of the meeti
adam: house speaker john boehner back on capitol hill. it is the latest round of fiscal cliff talks which, as speaker boehner opens the door for tax hikes. lori: don't count apple out. dissecting the opposing analyst calls. is the worst over for shareholders? melissa: it is time for stocks now. nicole petallides standing by. nicole: we are looking good. you mentioned boehner and obama speaking once again. many traders that i have spoken with that something, some white, would get done. we are up...
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vetoing john boehner's plan b. if current negotiations fall through. >> it actually means a tax increase for millions of working families across the country at the same time as folks like me would be getting a tax break. that violates the core principals that were debated during the course of this election. i'm going to continue to talk to the speaker and the other leaders in congress, but ultimately they have to make sure the middle class taxes do not go up and that we have a balanced responsible package of deficit reduck. it's hard for them to say yes to me. but at some point they have got to take me out of it. think about their voters. >> let me bring in the senior editor mark murray. the headline on our first read this morning was the question, what is boehner doing? he is expected to speak in about 15 minutes to i guess counter what we heard from the president. what is this plan b and why is he attempting to push a vote as we understand it, he may not have all the votes needed in the senate as the white house
vetoing john boehner's plan b. if current negotiations fall through. >> it actually means a tax increase for millions of working families across the country at the same time as folks like me would be getting a tax break. that violates the core principals that were debated during the course of this election. i'm going to continue to talk to the speaker and the other leaders in congress, but ultimately they have to make sure the middle class taxes do not go up and that we have a balanced...
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. >> house speaker john boehner met with fellow republicans this morning to discuss president obama's fiscal cliff proposal. the speaker also began work on a so-called plan b to prevent a tax increase in case he does not reach a deal with the white house before january 1st. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less. >> the president initially insisted on letting tax cuts expire for households making $250,000 or more, but the new white house counter proposal raises that threshold to $400,000, and for the first time the president is willing to accept some reduction in future cost of living benefit increases for social security recipients. >> in addition to his negotiations with the president, boehner has another challenge, convincing gop conservatives to accept any increases in income taxes. many republicans believe tax increases will hurt small businesses. pedro alfonso owns a company that installs voice and da that network. he's willing to pay his share of higher taxes if he gets something in return. >> there has to be a reform in entitlement. t
. >> house speaker john boehner met with fellow republicans this morning to discuss president obama's fiscal cliff proposal. the speaker also began work on a so-called plan b to prevent a tax increase in case he does not reach a deal with the white house before january 1st. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less. >> the president initially insisted on letting tax cuts expire for households making $250,000 or more, but the new white...
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boehner has problems with the caucus. most of the members are quiet. outside groups have been harsh. club for growth and hair tage foundation are behind this to say that the speaker is out of line. but to this point he has had the benefit of his leadership holding with him. the majority leader eric cantor, whip, mccarthy and ryan behind him. that kept the republican conference together. it could fray depending on how the vote goes. >> bret: speaker boehner used the dual trap before, with the debt ceiling and how he orchestrated that negotiation back then. if the house goes ahead with the votes on thursday, carl, boehner's plan "b" could become a multiple choice. >> you heard what ed whenly was talking about there. first the vote on the plan. they anticipate an hope it will be defeated easily with the republican majority. the plan "b" is that million-dollar threshold, open question. there are republicans who have issues with it. and part of the consternation they express is when the president offered $400,000, why would mr. boehner take so it far out of
boehner has problems with the caucus. most of the members are quiet. outside groups have been harsh. club for growth and hair tage foundation are behind this to say that the speaker is out of line. but to this point he has had the benefit of his leadership holding with him. the majority leader eric cantor, whip, mccarthy and ryan behind him. that kept the republican conference together. it could fray depending on how the vote goes. >> bret: speaker boehner used the dual trap before, with...
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boehner doesn't play it right, there are threats to his speakership. because of the nature of how the republican congress is balanced he could louis eight votes for election of speaker he wouldn't be it for the next upcoming session. >> more on this with the panel. we are talking taxes here but it comes down to spending as well. capitol hill continues to wrestle with the white house. over what to cut, and where. and how much, you have to understand that this back and forth is really tiny. when you look at the fiscal hole the nation is facing. have you wondered how much of the national debt you and your family owe? we take a look at staggering numbers tonight in part two of the series "the cost of spending." >> the national debt clock, spinning faster ever year. we have all seen it before. >> did you see that clock up there? $16 trillion of debt. >> used as prop at campaign events. >> when the come pain began it was less than that. >> you can walk by the main debt clock in new york city. west 44th street and avenue of the americas. but when you really s
boehner doesn't play it right, there are threats to his speakership. because of the nature of how the republican congress is balanced he could louis eight votes for election of speaker he wouldn't be it for the next upcoming session. >> more on this with the panel. we are talking taxes here but it comes down to spending as well. capitol hill continues to wrestle with the white house. over what to cut, and where. and how much, you have to understand that this back and forth is really tiny....
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john boehner will come back at any time. his office told us it would be sometime after christmas. so he could be back as soon as today. the upper chamber in commerce is coming back tomorrow to pick up where they left off on the important domestic surveillance bisa. they will meet for a vote on the $50.6 billion bill for hurricane sandy relief. they will be back in the same zip code as far as we know there are no specific time or places on the books for an inperson meaning between the two. something else that remains to be seen is everybody will return to the table with a cooler head which the president shawas hopi for before he went on his family vacation. hoe over do you. >> the fiscal cliff we have been telling you so much about could be devastating for thousands of american businesses and their workers. their new concerns this morning about profits for those companies. lauren simonetti from the fox business network joins us to explain. what's going on? >> the fiscal cliff puts it in jeopardy. many are afraid to invest in their business and hire new workers. make plans. >> no lo
john boehner will come back at any time. his office told us it would be sometime after christmas. so he could be back as soon as today. the upper chamber in commerce is coming back tomorrow to pick up where they left off on the important domestic surveillance bisa. they will meet for a vote on the $50.6 billion bill for hurricane sandy relief. they will be back in the same zip code as far as we know there are no specific time or places on the books for an inperson meaning between the two....
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>> reporter: scott, this is speaker boehner acknowledging that they are running out of time. so he's calling a vote on a plan later this week that he know it is white house won't like in the hopes they'll make big concessions in talks now to avoid it. >> our plan "b" would protect american taxpayers. >> reporter: speaker boehner said he'll take his plan directly to the house floor with a bill to extend the low bush- era tax rates for all americans making less than one million dollars a year. that's far higher than the $400 income cutoff the president is currently proposing. higher still than president obama's campaign promise-- to let taxes rise on households making $250,000 or more. boehner said he has to bypass talks with the white house and hold a vote on his plan now because the president's latest fiscal cliff proposal still isn't balanced between taxes and cuts. what is your definition of a balanced deal? does it have to be dollar for dollar spending cuts? >> most people would agree that that's balanced. >> can it just be close to that or does it have to be exactly equal
>> reporter: scott, this is speaker boehner acknowledging that they are running out of time. so he's calling a vote on a plan later this week that he know it is white house won't like in the hopes they'll make big concessions in talks now to avoid it. >> our plan "b" would protect american taxpayers. >> reporter: speaker boehner said he'll take his plan directly to the house floor with a bill to extend the low bush- era tax rates for all americans making less than...
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boehner did not speak to reporters when he returned to capitol hill. over the weekend, the speaker agreed to raise tacks on those making over 100 dollar$100 -- $1 million a year. >>> the dow rose 100 points, its largest single day gains this mom the nasdaq rose 39. >>> we have an update now on a story we first reported for you last week about the campaign for an easy bake oven for boys. a 13-year-old petitioned the toy company on behalf of her brother. he said the purple and pink oven was too burn lee girlie. >>> california's booming solar energy market is coming at a coast to homes and businesses. power company said they're required to buy electricity at the same price they resale it to the other customers. utilities estimate the loss at $1.3 million. >>> christmas is just over a week away. results of a new survey show 79% of bay area consumers are not done checks off their lists. apparently 16% haven't started shopping. we spoke to some last minute shoppers in union square. >> sometimes you're short of time in a given day. times it's ideas of what to
boehner did not speak to reporters when he returned to capitol hill. over the weekend, the speaker agreed to raise tacks on those making over 100 dollar$100 -- $1 million a year. >>> the dow rose 100 points, its largest single day gains this mom the nasdaq rose 39. >>> we have an update now on a story we first reported for you last week about the campaign for an easy bake oven for boys. a 13-year-old petitioned the toy company on behalf of her brother. he said the purple and...
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john boehner offered a new proposal. president's plan call for higher rates earning more than $250,000 a year. neither side has commented on boehner's offer. >>> president obama pick for secretary of defense is moderate former senator chuck hagel is poised at the top job. a nomination could become this week. >>> post office is gearing up for busiest day of the year. monday before christmas is traditionally the busiest day. last day to get first class mail out to arrive by christmas. they expect 800 pieces of mail to be handled tomorrow. 40% more than the average day. >> there is new video which shows a massive asteroid considered hazardous to the earth. it captured a series of photos a few days ago. the asteroid is three miles wide. right now it's about 4.3 million miles away from earth. the new video shows the asteroid has ridges and perhaps boulders on its surface. it wobbles through space like a football. it won't come in contact with earth for the next 400 years so beyond that, they can't determine its path and it co
john boehner offered a new proposal. president's plan call for higher rates earning more than $250,000 a year. neither side has commented on boehner's offer. >>> president obama pick for secretary of defense is moderate former senator chuck hagel is poised at the top job. a nomination could become this week. >>> post office is gearing up for busiest day of the year. monday before christmas is traditionally the busiest day. last day to get first class mail out to arrive by...
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so, the president is taunting boehner. and it is too bad because, the americaninterest is at stake, we really do need a deal, and specifically not to raise taxes on anyone. you don't tax the economy into prosperity. lou: i got you on taxes, on the record, and i seed to you're view, but i happen to be, if you will pragmatic in this sense. i don't think that a tax on million ars is the end of time. >> it is not. lou: and fact is that it is an important policy choice we're go to make on sequestration, the ratio spending cuts, 2 to 1 over tax increases. that is a better deal, you made a career of discussing incentives and consequences, it is the best prospect for the republicans. they there are incentivized to say over the cliff. >> i think that the republicans do not really want to go over the cliff. i think it would be better for the americans and countries than to go over the cliff. lou: we got you on the record supporting higher taxes. >> oh, uyou do not. you know i support getting something done by extends tax cuts. you k
so, the president is taunting boehner. and it is too bad because, the americaninterest is at stake, we really do need a deal, and specifically not to raise taxes on anyone. you don't tax the economy into prosperity. lou: i got you on taxes, on the record, and i seed to you're view, but i happen to be, if you will pragmatic in this sense. i don't think that a tax on million ars is the end of time. >> it is not. lou: and fact is that it is an important policy choice we're go to make on...
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the president, and the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation of my colleagues. i have been a minority. i have served in the minority from 1980 to 1994. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are a 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff and we feel strongly about the need for this institution to state its position on this. i know we have heard mr. reed indicate he does not want to bring up, if this bill passes, this measure. and the president has put out a policy that this bill would not gain his signature. i do not think anyone is convinced that the bill passing here will be one that will end in agreement. the goal is for work to proceed. and for institutions to stake their position. we happen to believe mr. boehner has made some bold steps. in working to ensure we do not go over that fiscal cliff. we are in a position today where the action and we will take will be a positive step to enhance the chance for a resolution to this. the process is not perfect. i will say this. if you look at what it is that i
the president, and the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation of my colleagues. i have been a minority. i have served in the minority from 1980 to 1994. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are a 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff and we feel strongly about the need for this institution to state its position on this. i know we have heard mr. reed indicate he does not want to bring up, if this bill passes, this measure. and the...
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my point is it simply, if you look at speaker boehner's proposal and look at my proposal, they are pretty close. they keep on saying somehow we have not put forward real spending cuts. july, there was a graph in the new york times today that showed. -- actually. there were a few out differences, but we are right there. on the revenue side, there's a difference in terms of them wanting to preserve tax breaks for folks between $250,000 and a million dollars, that we cannot afford. keep in mind i am in that income category. i would love to not pay as much in taxes, but i also think it the right thing to do for us to make sure people who have less, people who are working, people who are striving and hoping for their kids, that they have opportunity. that's what we campaigned about. that's what we talked about. this is not a situation where i am willing to compromise -- where i am not willing to compromise or where i am trying to rub their faith in anything. anybody looks at this objectively will say that coming off my election i have met them at least halfway in order to get something done. a
my point is it simply, if you look at speaker boehner's proposal and look at my proposal, they are pretty close. they keep on saying somehow we have not put forward real spending cuts. july, there was a graph in the new york times today that showed. -- actually. there were a few out differences, but we are right there. on the revenue side, there's a difference in terms of them wanting to preserve tax breaks for folks between $250,000 and a million dollars, that we cannot afford. keep in mind i...
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. >> we are couple of weeks from the so-called fiscal cliff and house speaker john boehner has proposed what he is calling plan b to keep taxes from going up on most americans. the white house says try again. >> both sides have made considerable concessions in recent days. it is hard to say how close they are to deal, but today both sides appear more hopeful. ex-president and the speaker of the house are making progress but a deal has not been reached and time is running out before we reach the fiscal cliff. >> the president is not there yet. >> speaker john boehner announced tuesday that his idea of balance would be one trillion dollars in tax increases and one trillion dollars in spending reductions. he also announced a plan b increasing the taxes of those making a million dollars a year or more, but that plan is getting a less than enthusiastic reception from the white house and some republicans. the president's latest offer includes $1.20 trillion in tax increases, billions in spending reductions, and increasing taxes on those making more than $400,000 a year. >> we are close. the p
. >> we are couple of weeks from the so-called fiscal cliff and house speaker john boehner has proposed what he is calling plan b to keep taxes from going up on most americans. the white house says try again. >> both sides have made considerable concessions in recent days. it is hard to say how close they are to deal, but today both sides appear more hopeful. ex-president and the speaker of the house are making progress but a deal has not been reached and time is running out before...
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boehner moved over and opened the door to the final horse trading, where we're getting to a number that the white house is comfortable with and what the republicans are comfortable with for spending cuts. i think republicans will would like to see that maybe go to $500,000, but they'll get to a deal and then a question of spending cuts. the white house is at $1.2 trillion which is more than where the house republicans are but what the republicans generally want are more cuts to social security and medicare. >> eliot: what had been a theological debate that rates could not go up, and hard negotiating around that, they either go up or they don't go up the republicans caved. >> well, john boehner cased. the question is has the entire republican caucus come along with him? i don't think he would have gone to the white house if he wasn't confident that his troops would come along but to move away from the marginal rates increases, he'll get some push back, but is it enough to make the deal questionable. i doubt that's the case but we're not sure for that john boehner could bring the votes ne
boehner moved over and opened the door to the final horse trading, where we're getting to a number that the white house is comfortable with and what the republicans are comfortable with for spending cuts. i think republicans will would like to see that maybe go to $500,000, but they'll get to a deal and then a question of spending cuts. the white house is at $1.2 trillion which is more than where the house republicans are but what the republicans generally want are more cuts to social security...
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you heard her say this is a huge black eye for john boehner. he comes in and says tax increases for those over a million. i've made a deal with the president. you should be excited about this deal and they're saying no way, buddy. that's not enough. we don't want any taxes. >> the speaker has been guided by some very simple principles. principle number one, he does be want to go over the tax cliff and he believes that. it is a threat and it would mean a recession. number one, let's keep taxes as low for as many americans as we can. and he has put forth a bill that does that. the third thing he stuck to again and again with the president, give me something that i can pass. it is fine for you you to posture, it can't get through the house of representatives. he is showing that to that. >> what happens now? do we go off the cliff? if the problem is republicans don't want to vote for any tax increases at all. there won't be anything that democrats will vote for that republicans will vote for. i'm stating the facts here. >> but keep in mind of remem
you heard her say this is a huge black eye for john boehner. he comes in and says tax increases for those over a million. i've made a deal with the president. you should be excited about this deal and they're saying no way, buddy. that's not enough. we don't want any taxes. >> the speaker has been guided by some very simple principles. principle number one, he does be want to go over the tax cliff and he believes that. it is a threat and it would mean a recession. number one, let's keep...
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boehner has a plan "c." the mayan apocalypse tomorrow. [ laughter ] >> bret: that is a good dismount. yes or no. plan "b" passes tonight? >> yes. >> not at the moment no. >> i think it does, but it will be, i think it's close. >> bret: next up, both houses of congress on the benghazi report. ♪ ♪ we read the cables. you were fully aware and either you sent people there with security, or you don't send them there. i don't understand why you didn't send a notification up with the cables coming in, with concerns about security. >> we are constantly evaluating our security posture. we are constantly re-evaluating where we need funds >>> we're constantly evaluating the current situation on the ground in all of our countries. as you know, are well aware we have risks all over the world. we're constantly evaluating, determining at the time. >> bret: two hearings up on capitol hill on benghazi today. some fireworks. as two deputy secretaries, not secretary clinton testified on this unclassified report. 39 pages.
boehner has a plan "c." the mayan apocalypse tomorrow. [ laughter ] >> bret: that is a good dismount. yes or no. plan "b" passes tonight? >> yes. >> not at the moment no. >> i think it does, but it will be, i think it's close. >> bret: next up, both houses of congress on the benghazi report. ♪ ♪ we read the cables. you were fully aware and either you sent people there with security, or you don't send them there. i don't understand why you...
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i want to express my appreciation -- and the speaker of the house, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues. i have served in the minority. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff. we feel strongly about the need of this institution to state its position on this. we heard the majority leader in the united states senate indicate that he does not want to bring up this measure if it passes the house of representatives. the president hu has indicated this bill would not gain his signature. i cannot think anyone is convinced that the bill we are going -- the president has indicated this bill would not gain his signature. i do not think anyone is convinced that the bill we are going to vote on will be passed. we believe mr. bennett has made some bold steps in working -- mr. boehner has made some bold steps in working to make sure we cannot go over the fiscal cliff. -- do not cool over the fiscal cliff. the actions he has taken will be a positive stay tuned -- steps to enhance the chances. he paused
i want to express my appreciation -- and the speaker of the house, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues. i have served in the minority. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff. we feel strongly about the need of this institution to state its position on this. we heard the majority leader in the united states senate indicate that he does not want to bring up this measure if it passes the house of representatives. the...
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now when the other side according to this was pulls his plan that boehner is now out there selling it shallow back away from it she's saying oh no no no no i was just testing the waters with such a low season not suggesting to change c.p.i. she was suggesting the exact tax plan at that. time up because those are other matters they're going to do the tax cuts and if the republicans are going to bring up two hundred or so votes. why would the democrats don't with us i think they would you think. you know and how are the people going. if john boehner pulls on another one of his typical sellouts the conservative base on the well that's why i use the term another one you know if this is this isn't his first rodeo and selling out surrendering but if he does it the conservative base is going to be absolutely hacked i mean just this is this going to be the moment at which eric cantor steps up and sticks that shiv all the way into banners back that has been holder for two years i don't think can or will can or seems to be totally on board with boehner right now youth leadership and so if canto
now when the other side according to this was pulls his plan that boehner is now out there selling it shallow back away from it she's saying oh no no no no i was just testing the waters with such a low season not suggesting to change c.p.i. she was suggesting the exact tax plan at that. time up because those are other matters they're going to do the tax cuts and if the republicans are going to bring up two hundred or so votes. why would the democrats don't with us i think they would you think....
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the move house speaker house speaker john boehner is making and president barack obama's countermove. >>> look at this, rushing into a hospital a week ago, carrying an abandoned baby, why they are being called heros. >>> traffic looks good coming into san francisco, we will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. . >>> a newborn baby was found just over a week ago. the baby boy was not breathing when officers found him. they took swift action and drove the baby to the hospital themselves. one performed cpr while the other drove and his mother
the move house speaker house speaker john boehner is making and president barack obama's countermove. >>> look at this, rushing into a hospital a week ago, carrying an abandoned baby, why they are being called heros. >>> traffic looks good coming into san francisco, we will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh?...
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if john boehner pulls on another one of his typical sellouts the conservative base well that's why i use the term another one you know if this is this isn't his first rodeo and selling out surrendering but if he does it the conservative base is going to be absolutely hacked i mean just this is this going to be the moment at which eric cantor steps up and sticks that shiv all the way into the back that has been hold there for two years i don't think can or will cantor seems to be totally on board with boehner right now and you think there have been sort of this if cantor at all supports this plan even with a vote because he supported the right all the way brutus the support of you know cesar walking down the steps and. you know if there was a nuff noise made when there was the conservative purge that have been or i mean if cantor was going to give boehner the push that would have been the time he could have rallied some conservative support because you know boehner is going to be reelected speaker january third he's got to have a majority of all the votes present not just a majority j
if john boehner pulls on another one of his typical sellouts the conservative base well that's why i use the term another one you know if this is this isn't his first rodeo and selling out surrendering but if he does it the conservative base is going to be absolutely hacked i mean just this is this going to be the moment at which eric cantor steps up and sticks that shiv all the way into the back that has been hold there for two years i don't think can or will cantor seems to be totally on...
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house speaker john boehner and president obama hold more talks. we'll have the latest on the negotiations. >>> as -- as if the grief couldn't get any greater in newtown, connecticut today marked the first two funerals. you know our colleague and reporter debra alfarone and a crew were on the ground covering the second deadliest school shooting in our nation's history. she just got back. debra is here. it's been an emotional few days for sure. talk to us about the scene when you first arrived. >> i went there with our operator kurt brooks and i was there with chris mullen a photographer and another feed producer. what happened was -- when we got there, we were trying to figure out the scene. it was very chaotic. the entire world seemed to have descended really right on newtown. it was really kind of crazy. what happened was we got there and people were distraught. people didn't know where to go but it was the second day when things got a little bit crazy. what happened was we got there and the second day people learned the names. that's when we lea
house speaker john boehner and president obama hold more talks. we'll have the latest on the negotiations. >>> as -- as if the grief couldn't get any greater in newtown, connecticut today marked the first two funerals. you know our colleague and reporter debra alfarone and a crew were on the ground covering the second deadliest school shooting in our nation's history. she just got back. debra is here. it's been an emotional few days for sure. talk to us about the scene when you first...
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boehner left the capitol after that vote. he released a statement saying it's up to harry reid and president obama to come up with a plan to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. the white house released a statement saying the president is confident he and congress will quickly come up with a plan. i spoke with a senate republican who said he was told to go home for christmas be to be back in town and ready to work on thursday in order to come up with a deal before the deadline. live in washington kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this morning president obama and vice president joe biden will be among those paying attribute to senator daniel at a noaa service. yesterday mourners paid their respects to the lodge-time senator from hawaii. senator inouye lost an arm in world war ii and represented hawaii in congress for 50 years. the 88-year-old senator died monday from respiratory complications. his body will be returned to hawaii tomorrow. >>> time now just turning 5:17. a former u.s. marine praised for voluntarily guarding
boehner left the capitol after that vote. he released a statement saying it's up to harry reid and president obama to come up with a plan to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. the white house released a statement saying the president is confident he and congress will quickly come up with a plan. i spoke with a senate republican who said he was told to go home for christmas be to be back in town and ready to work on thursday in order to come up with a deal before the deadline. live in washington...
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in a pretty embarrassing setback last night, house speaker john boehner pulled the plug on his so-called plan b proposal that would have raised taxes on those making over $1 million. the republican-led house abruptly went on recess after boehner realized he just didn't have enough votes for the measure to pass. house majority leader eric cantor who assured earlier in the day that plan b would pass didn't have a whole thrott say last night. >> no vote tonight? >> no. >> will there be a vote tomorrow? >> nope. >> are you ditching plan b? will there be a vote today? >> no. >> a lot of nopes and then no answer when they asked if he was ditching plan b. republican congressman steve latourette was in the room when they called off the vote. >> led us in both the pledge and the prayer. he gave the serenity prayer. and then went to the microphone and said there's going to be a short conference. we don't have the votes. as a result, we're not going to proceed. as a result, we're not going to be here and we're not going to be here until after christmas and maybe we don't come back at all this year.
in a pretty embarrassing setback last night, house speaker john boehner pulled the plug on his so-called plan b proposal that would have raised taxes on those making over $1 million. the republican-led house abruptly went on recess after boehner realized he just didn't have enough votes for the measure to pass. house majority leader eric cantor who assured earlier in the day that plan b would pass didn't have a whole thrott say last night. >> no vote tonight? >> no. >> will...
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speaker boehner tried and he nailed. so is there a minority/majority coalition to come together to get something through the house. >> does it come from mcconnell? >> that's the other question is whether or not senator mcconnell plays along. i have a sneak with suspicion he will cautiously play along. he doesn't want to be blamed for this. he as of more moderate. what will they say at this meeting, what sort of stone? conciliatory? or the right saying that he has been trying to roll the republicans, basically saying here is the deal and you better take it? >> i think a lot of democrats or progressives hope he won't be as conciliatory as he's been. that is might do more than that. >> like what? >> i hope there are no further cuts to i doubt that that's the case. he's a very good hand to play. as we know, if the fiscal cliff comes to pass, we'll be seeing a lot of bush era tack rates that will go up anyway. >> we know the president oftentimes trying to go to the middle. we know he's more of a moderate. he trying to bring t
speaker boehner tried and he nailed. so is there a minority/majority coalition to come together to get something through the house. >> does it come from mcconnell? >> that's the other question is whether or not senator mcconnell plays along. i have a sneak with suspicion he will cautiously play along. he doesn't want to be blamed for this. he as of more moderate. what will they say at this meeting, what sort of stone? conciliatory? or the right saying that he has been trying to roll...
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john boehner says republicans would move forward with their own plan on a separate track from the obama administration. the plan does not address spending cuts to the fed and domestic programs. >> still to come some good news for a local high school and their hopes to perform during the inauguration. >> marion barry at the center of a racially charged debate. >> the man that police say is r a series of attacks, slashing women in the backside in fairfax county, is under arrest tonight. investigators say he was arrested yesterday in peru. detectives had previously identified him earlier this year. all the known attacks happen in fairfax county between february and july of last year. >> the army psychiatrist charged in the fourth good shooting doesn't have to shave his beard prior to trial. she will not hold it against him, but said the juror's mind. a previous judge ordered him to shave before the trial. that judge was removed by an appeals court. a local school good news that have been waiting for. >> marion barry creating controversy, this time for insinuating that almost half of the ci
john boehner says republicans would move forward with their own plan on a separate track from the obama administration. the plan does not address spending cuts to the fed and domestic programs. >> still to come some good news for a local high school and their hopes to perform during the inauguration. >> marion barry at the center of a racially charged debate. >> the man that police say is r a series of attacks, slashing women in the backside in fairfax county, is under arrest...
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the speaker boehner offered new revenue in terms of taxing millionaires at the white house today. carney said this is what is necessary for broad deficit reduction. >> a certain level of revenue gleaned from the wealthy has to be met and the only way to do that was through, in part, raising revenue. >> harry reid wanted senators to be friended to come back to work on the fiscal cliff the day after christmas. >> enjoy that. we are learning of a rough outline of a possible deal. what are the details on that? do you know? >> that would include $1 trillion in spending cuts. $1 trillion in increasing revenue. that includes an immediate downpayment and lawmakers working the rest out next year. possibly included is raising the debt limit which has been critical to the white house, extending unemployment insurance, the medicare fix and tax extenders and now aides to speaker boehner said if he is going to agree to increase the debt limit essentially there has to be equal cuts or reforms to entitlements to match. so he will not just automatically increase the credit card on the federal gove
the speaker boehner offered new revenue in terms of taxing millionaires at the white house today. carney said this is what is necessary for broad deficit reduction. >> a certain level of revenue gleaned from the wealthy has to be met and the only way to do that was through, in part, raising revenue. >> harry reid wanted senators to be friended to come back to work on the fiscal cliff the day after christmas. >> enjoy that. we are learning of a rough outline of a possible deal....
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white house spokesman jay carney declined to address boehner's offer directly, but he did say this. >> the only plan that we have seen that achieves the size and the balance that's required for sustainable... for long-term deficit reduction and putting our economy on a sustainable fiscal path is the president's. >> holman: also today, senate majority leader harry reid warned members may have to return to work the day after christmas in order finish legislation to avoid the new year's deadline triggering across-the-board tax hikes and spending cuts. wall street started the week on a high note. stocks were buoyed by hopes of progress in the washington deficit talks. the dow jones industrial average gained 100 points to close at 13,235. the nasdaq rose 39 points to close at 3010. traders also paused for a minute of silence this morning, to remember the school shooting victims in connecticut. republican congressman tim scott of south carolina will become the first black senator from the south since reconstruction. he was awarded the congressional medal of honor for bravery in world war ii
white house spokesman jay carney declined to address boehner's offer directly, but he did say this. >> the only plan that we have seen that achieves the size and the balance that's required for sustainable... for long-term deficit reduction and putting our economy on a sustainable fiscal path is the president's. >> holman: also today, senate majority leader harry reid warned members may have to return to work the day after christmas in order finish legislation to avoid the new...